K424 of the Collapse World

"Eh--!"

Suddenly, the girl's exclamation interrupted Xing's thoughts. She turned her head and saw a little girl with light blonde hair staring at her with wide eyes, with a hint of fear and panic in her eyes.

The next moment, she turned around and ran down the hill, not daring to look at Xing again...

Indeed, Xing's current appearance was quite miserable. Her body was covered in blood and scars, her tattered clothes had large areas of burnt black, and her exposed skin was covered with burn marks. It was natural that she could scare a child.

Looking in the direction the child ran away, Xing couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.

At the foot of the mountain, there are a dozen or so children like this. They all seem to be girls from the orphanage...

What surprised her most was that Xing herself was there!

When I was young, I had long pink hair that reached my waist. It should not have been cut at this time. I was very recognizable. Xing Ke would never mistake my appearance...

(So, did I travel back to four years ago and return to the old Okhotsk?!)

If I were to meet my past self, it would probably lead to a debate about time and space, right?

Xing rubbed his head and planned to analyze the current situation carefully before contacting the children...

And at this moment, a slightly familiar voice sounded in her ears.

"Um...are you okay?"

The blue-haired little girl stood timidly beside Xing, her frightened eyes filled with unconcealable worry.

"Big sister, there's a lot of blood on your back...If you don't take care of it quickly, it will be very dangerous..."

Xier...?

Looking at the little blue-haired girl, Xing recognized her identity without any effort.

Yes, it was Xier. Not to mention that her appearance had hardly changed since she was a child, and that gentle silly girl had always loved caring for others since she was a child. It must be her who came over at this time.

"Well... you're right, these injuries are indeed troublesome."

"I see. If you don't mind, Seele can help you bandage your wound simply...but you have to go to Sister Bronya to get the bandages and medicine. Look, that's Sister Bronya over there."

Said Seele, pointing in another direction at the foot of the mountain. Xing nodded, and casually followed her finger, looking towards the "Sister Bronya" she mentioned.

But the next moment, Xing's gaze suddenly focused and she could no longer move her eyes away.

Is that Bronya from four years ago?

Bronya's appearance had hardly changed in the past four years, but what Xing saw was a petite figure wearing a black dress, sitting in the flowers. The hem of her skirt was dotted with blood-red lines. She had silver-gray curly hair and sat there motionless...

There seemed to be a strange magic about her that could distinguish her from the rest of the world, making people uncontrollably focus their attention on her.

Sure enough, this is probably not just a simple time travel.

Xing thought silently, trying to take her eyes off that special Bronya, and took a deep breath.

It seems that if I want to know the truth, I need to meet this "Bronya"...

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After accepting Seele's help, Xing followed young Seele down the hillside, silently watching the children playing along the way and "Bronya" at the foot of the mountain.

Not to mention Xing, anyone at this moment could probably tell at a glance that there was something wrong with that "Bronya".

Anyway

The sisters grew up in the same orphanage. Even though Xing had not had much interaction with the girl, she could still clearly remember what Bronya should have looked like four years ago.

(Let’s not talk about anything else, anyway, Bronya’s wardrobe definitely doesn’t have those dark Lolita-style clothes…)

Looking at the gray-haired girl who was sitting quietly among the flowers without moving a muscle, Xing secretly mobilized the remaining Honkai energy in her body while muttering to herself.

Although the distance was still far, she always had a feeling that the blood-red dress on "Bronya" was somewhat similar to Shirley's Herrscher spirit outfit...

Rather, the styles of the Herrscher's attire are quite similar. And Bronya is now the real eighth Herrscher, so she naturally has the so-called Herrscher form.

Could it be that the current situation is not time travel, but an anomaly created by Bronya?

However, Bronya had no reason to do this. And there were other possibilities. For example, in addition to the guy who controlled time like herself, there were other attackers with different abilities...

Whatever the truth, it's always a good idea to be cautious.

With this thought in mind, Xing walked in silence until Xier, who was leading the way, suddenly turned around.

"Um... Big sister, what is your relationship with Xing Maer?"

Suddenly hearing Youxier's sudden question, Xing's heart skipped a beat, and then she looked at "herself" over there with some obscure look.

"Where did you say that?"

"Ah... I'm sorry! Xier just thought that you and Xing look very similar. If it's just Xier's misunderstanding, please forgive me..."

Although the girl's performance was more cheerful than she remembered, the weak look of apologizing on her own initiative when a disagreement arose was indeed the Xi'er in her memory. In this regard, Xing did not continue to embarrass the girl and slightly slowed down her tone.

"No need to apologize. After all, your guess is not wrong. I am Xing's sister, and I came to the orphanage to visit her."

"Eh! Is that so... Then, do you need me to find Xing for you?"

"Let's talk about it later. I'll scare her now."

"By the way, what exactly is the injury on your body..."

"On the way, we encountered two waves of warlords fighting each other, and were slightly hit by a stray shell."

Xing responded casually with a few words, not wanting to have too much contact with the things around him. After all, the situation was still a mess, and Xing's main concern was still the whereabouts of the intruder and the current situation of the branch.

Although this inexplicable space was a peaceful natural environment, a strong sense of disharmony always made her feel irritated and uneasy, as if she was living on a stage made of painted paper and everything she did was a prearranged false performance.

The children around them continued to chase and play, as if they would never get tired. It was like the NPCs in the background of a large 3D game, as long as they were not interfered with, they would just repeat the set actions...

"So Xing has a sister too... That's great~"

At this time, the sound of Youxier mumbling to herself faintly reached Xing's ears again.

"Xier... I'm a little envious..."

"What's there to envy? Don't you also have that sister Bronya?"

Xing pretended to speak casually, and a gleam of brilliance appeared in her golden right eye.

Sure enough, the sense of incongruity in this space was caused by Seele and that "Bronya".

The latter's energy reaction was too obvious, which was too out of tune with this environment that deliberately highlighted the peaceful atmosphere; and Xi'er in front of him, compared to the stereotyped chasing and playing of other children, her actions seemed too real, and compared to those other children who could only shout and run around, she was more like a real person...

But just more alike than them.

"Sister Bronya is not Seele's biological sister after all, but you are indeed Xing's sister, right?"

"Even if they are not biological sisters, so what?"

"Well... the intimacy between them is indeed not much different, but the essence is still different, right? Xier is indeed a little envious of Xing. She was originally a very cool and powerful girl who always kept to herself. Xier also admired Xing. But who would have known that the lonely and powerful Xing actually had a gentle sister?"

"..."

Just listening to Xier's voice, Xing remained silent, and her flickering eyes gradually became clear.

Indeed, in the eyes of other children in the orphanage, I, who lost my sister Silis four years ago, gradually became cold and taciturn, and began to mature as I grew up. It was normal for me to be regarded as a cool girl who kept to myself...

But these words could never come out of Xier's mouth!

She was one of the first children to enter the orphanage, even earlier than herself and Shirley. In the early days, Shirley was a coward who would only cry when faced with difficulties.

She only felt fear for the powerful and brutal Xing. Later, Xier, who awakened her second personality through the stigmata, was no longer as timid as before, but her feelings towards Xing also changed from fear at the beginning to indifference. It can be said that Xier never admired the girl named Xing Maer at any time!

Since this couldn't be Xier's idea, whose idea could it be?

The answer is already clear.

Looking at the gray-haired girl who was getting closer and closer, the corners of Xing's slightly pursed lips curved slightly.

That's right. Only Bronya, who entered the orphanage after Shirley Qqun:543659389 left and didn't know much about what happened earlier, would be so self-righteous as to think that all children would admire the lonely and powerful Xing Maer.

Bronya herself was once a mercenary, so it was impossible for her to be afraid of the restrained Xing, but she subconsciously believed that all children were like her and were not afraid of that moody and weird girl...

If one shapes consciousness and personality based on one's own arbitrary understanding, then this will only be an illusion created by Bronya!

When they finally reached the girl at the foot of the mountain, Xier ran over skipping and jumping.

"Sister Bronya, this is..."

"Bronya, stop your ability immediately."

Xing spoke in a deep voice, in contrast to her previous calm and kind tone, directly interrupting Xier's soft voice.

Ignoring the bewildered blue-haired girl, Xing stared coldly at the girl sitting in front of her. Her sharp gaze seemed to carry cold icy blades, making her difficult to approach.

"..."

After a long time, the gray-haired girl finally raised her head.

"Xi'er, go over there and play with everyone first."

"But......"

"Be obedient, Xi'er."

Faced with the gray-haired girl's insistence, Youxier turned away somewhat frustrated, looked at Xing in confusion, and then slowly left the two of them.

At this time, only "Bronya" and Xing were left around the foot of the mountain.

"You shouldn't be here, Xing."

"..."

Xing did not respond, but just stared blankly at Bronya's face. To be precise, from the moment the girl in front of her raised her head, she fell into this state...

Because she saw that Bronya's eyes were blood red! The junction between the pupil and the sclera was blurred, and broken bloodstains spread out from her eyes and covered the area around her eye sockets.

Those are the lines that were eroded by the collapse...

"Bronya! What on earth are you......"

"Please leave here immediately. This world... doesn't need another Xing."

"What other apricot?"

Xing asked subconsciously, but immediately reacted and looked at the pink-haired girl on the other side of the hillside.

"You mean the virtual consciousness? So, what happened to you? Why did you create this illusion?"

"This is not an illusion! This is Bronya's world! The world of Bronya and Seele..."

"What nonsense are you talking about? Stop it, Bronya! I have something important to discuss with Sister Shiris, please lift the illusion and let me out immediately!"

"..."

However, the next moment, like a puppet with its strings cut, Bronya fell silent again and lost her response.

Xing frowned and slowly approached the girl in front of her.

Corrosion from the Honkai? Loss of control of her abilities? But she seemed to be quite lucid...? However, judging by the signs of corrosion, there must be something wrong with her body.

Xing was just about to check Bronya's body, but at this moment, the entire space suddenly flashed a few times.

That's right, just like a light bulb with unstable voltage, another completely different picture keeps flashing in this space...

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A metal space with cold colors, various messy large machines, glass and metal experimental equipment... Xing could probably recognize that these were the things in the laboratory where she had been hiding before.

However, this was not a sign that the illusion was about to end. The scene Xing saw was that these things in reality seemed to merge with the space of the verdant mountains, forming a chaotic and messy collection...

In the distance, she could also see the researchers who were originally in the laboratory. However, those people were not pulled into the surface of the illusion like she was, but were mixed into the overlapping space, embedded between the metal instruments and the mountains.

Xing could see that some people were struggling desperately, and some seemed to be screaming, but no sound came out. They had no power to resist and could only wait to be crushed by the pressure of space.

They seemed to be used as fillers, and along with the distorted and fused real matter, they were gradually melted into the gap between the two spaces...

Seeing this, Xing immediately realized something and turned to the gray-haired girl with wide eyes.

The power of the Law of the Herr

The "power of God" granted by the will of collapse can easily change the original rules of the world. The power of illusion can only be used to control the mind and will in theory, but if it is mixed with the power of law, no one knows to what extent this "illusion" can be achieved...

"Are you crazy, Bronya?! You're using the laws of illusion to erode reality?"

Xing was about to stop the girl's crazy behavior, but when she looked at Bronya, she saw something unexpected...

a corpse.

“Is it her—?!”